fritillary
/fɹəˈtɪləɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of several bulbous perennial plants, of the genus Fritillaria, having flowers with a spotted or chequered pattern.
noun
Any of several butterflies, of the family Nymphalidae, having wings with black or silvery spots.
Example Sentences
- "Fritillaries are as fundamental a part of the British water meadow landscape as Ratty and Mole slowly punting along under a willow tree. They speak of opalescent spring mornings, with their distinctive chequered bells bowed earthward and beaded with dew, a dark counterpoint to the acid-fresh grass."
- "The Nymphalidae are a very extensive group, of generally strong-winged and very bright-coloured butterflies, very abundant in the tropics, and represented in our own country by our Fritillaries, our Vanessas, and our Purple-emperor."